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An independent Scotland could have a citizenship model similar to Ireland, which gives passports to the great-grandchildren of Irish citizens in some cases.

Alex Salmond said that he wanted descendants of the Scottish diaspora to have “the maximum entitlement to citizenship”. The First Minister made the comments to the New Zealand television channel TVNZ, which asked if Kiwis of Scottish descent would be entitled to a Scottish passport.

“I think like Ireland, Scotland would want to use its global reach in the most effective way and make that sort of inclusive statement,” he said.